Oklahomans say business jargon cuts into communication
To the chagrin of Tim Berney, chief executive of Oklahoma City-based VI Marketing and Branding, “leverage” is a word the employees of his Kansas City office tend to overuse.
Berney several months ago started a game that when someone utters “leverage” in meetings, everyone else touches their nose. The last colleague to touch his nose has to walk like a crab around the office.
“Of course, most of the time employees don’t do it, but it gets the point across and I hear the term much less,” Berney said.